enohcs
Well-Known Member
I just wanted to announce my first naturally, brilliantly clear beer. And it's a blonde ale so it really shows. :rockin: In the past I've always used irish moss, and let everything settle in the fermentors, and cold crashed, but I always got some haze. What did I do different this time?
The only thing I can think of is I boiled the crap out of it. I boiled this guy for 90 minutes, and I didn't start the timer until my thermometer said it was boiling. Normally I would start my timer for 60 minutes once I saw "boiling action", however this time I looked at the thermometer at that point and it said I still had at least 15F to go before it was at boil temperature. and this time the hot break was a lot more vigorous than in past brews.
So for everyone who still has haze even though they're using all the finnings, try boiling for longer and make sure to go by the thermometer and not the visual.
The only thing I can think of is I boiled the crap out of it. I boiled this guy for 90 minutes, and I didn't start the timer until my thermometer said it was boiling. Normally I would start my timer for 60 minutes once I saw "boiling action", however this time I looked at the thermometer at that point and it said I still had at least 15F to go before it was at boil temperature. and this time the hot break was a lot more vigorous than in past brews.
So for everyone who still has haze even though they're using all the finnings, try boiling for longer and make sure to go by the thermometer and not the visual.